Tuesday, August 15, 2023

late August

 Photo by Rajesh Rajput
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late August evening
we catch fireflies before
summer drifts away


18 comments:

  1. Beautifully expressed in this haiku. Thank you!

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  2. I won’t miss the fireflies that get inside the apartment, though.🙃

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  3. The brevity and imagery of your haiku express late summer and the life span of a firefly perfectly, Maria! As Shakespeare said, ‘summer’s lease hath all too short a date’.

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  4. Love the way you capture the time of transition.

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  5. Bravo, a well done haiku.
    Happy you dropped by my blog.

    Much💖love

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  6. Gorgeous, gorgeous writing here! ❤️❤️❤️

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